In the Relation-Shop with Dr. Shannon Warden...each episode, I'm asking you: Which relationships are you "workshopping" right now? How can I help you with that?! “In the Relation-Shop with Dr. Shannon Warden”…that’s the name of my new series and latest counseling resource. I just finished the first four episodes via Facebook Live and [...]

Trusting yourself will mean facing and replacing your self-doubts. You can do it! Trust yourself more. That’s what I’m about to do. No, change that. I’ve already started trusting myself more, and I’m excited to see in 2019 what happens when I believe in myself more fully. How about you?! I invite you to think [...]

Susie Spurgeon was an amazing woman of faith, wife, Mom, author, and more. We can learn a lot from her! Susie: The Life and Legacy of Susannah Spurgeon (Rhodes, 2018) deserves to make your reading list for at least two reasons. First, it’s a fascinating historical account of a mighty woman of faith [...]

Good roots, good fruits...I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about this lately. Specifically, if you and I as parents want to see better “fruits” in terms of our children’s behavior, we must first examine our roots (how it is we behave). The fruit of the Spirit What are the “roots” you and I need [...]

When we're starving for hope, even bread crumbs of hope can sustain us. Look for the good around you as a way of building hope. Hope can make you and break you—make you if you have it, break you if you don’t. When life is going our way, it’s easy to feel like [...]

The junk in our trunk will be there until we do something about it, literally and figuratively. Junk in your trunk is a fun phrase. The Urban Dictionary says it means a large behind (a.k.a. derriere). Recently though, Stephen and I had a good laugh about literal junk in the trunk. We were [...]

This is my family’s first Father’s Day without my Dad. He died one week after Father’s Day 2017, from complications related to Lewy Body Dementia. It was heartbreaking to watch him go. Yet, we’re doing what you do when you grieve the loss of someone you love—we’re remembering and celebrating the treasure that he was [...]

Losing the Cape...the world needs you and me, not super heroes! Losing the Cape—isn’t that a great title?! That’s the name of Dan Stanford’s new book—Losing the Cape. It’s all about letting go of the misconception that, to make a difference in the world, you and I have to somehow be more than [...]

Carrots? Really, Shannon? Some of you may be wondering, how in the world am I possibly going to relate carrots to personal growth? Carrots work best when we do more than just look at them. Fair question. Here’s what I’m thinking… We know carrots can help improve our vision. Of course, simply looking [...]

Life is full of headlines of all kinds. I’m not even talking about world and national news—I’m talking about all the headlines we experience in our individual lives each year. Life's headlines change, but my lifeline, Jesus, never changes. I count on Him more and more! What were your headlines in 2017? What [...]